Originally Posted by
ThunderChunky
agreed. at the november critical mass in sf, when we got to the famous winding part of lombard street, a group of brakeless riders gave me the evil eye just before I went down using my brake. though immediately after, they picked up their bikes and took the stairs...
the OG fixed gear riders that used to train on and race on roads probably ran brakes. Not
OG as in last year, as in 40, 50 years ago. The brakeless thing is an admirable skill
for those who can do it, but the down side is bad arthritis if you rock no brakes day in day out--
I know of at least one veteran messenger who ran brakeless in NYC for years, now has arthritis.
I can feel it in my knees when I run no brakes.